lumbar
81lumbar traction — traction applied to the lumbar spine …
82lumbar adj — If you re stiff as a board, it could be the lumbar …
83lumbar triangle — a weak area in the abdomen bounded by the iliac crest (below), the external oblique muscle (in front), and the erector spinae muscle (behind). It can be the site of a lumbar hernia …
84lumbar puncture — /ˈlʌmbə pʌŋktʃə/ (say lumbuh pungkchuh) noun the insertion of a hollow needle between the lumbar vertebrae into the spinal cord to draw off some of the cerebrospinal fluid, to inject drugs, etc …
85lumbar pain — noun backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc • Syn: ↑lumbago • Hypernyms: ↑backache …
86lumbar plexus — noun 1. a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels • Syn: ↑plexus lumbalis • Hypernyms: ↑plexus, ↑rete 2. a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves • Syn: ↑plexus… …
87lumbar vein — noun veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses • Syn: ↑vena lumbalis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel * * * noun : any vein of the four pairs collecting blood from the muscles and integument… …
88lumbar vertebra — noun one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae • Hypernyms: ↑vertebra • Part Holonyms: ↑back, ↑dorsum * * * noun : one of the vertebrae situated… …
89lumbar ganglion — noun : one of the small ganglia of the lumbar part of the sympathetic nerves …
90lumbar — pertaining to the hind upper surface of the pectoral fin in Rajidae …
